Biologists in Thailand have documented a behavior never seen before in snakes, in which the limbless reptiles…

Paleontologists have identified a previously unknown relative of T. rex that stood just below 3 feet at the hip. The…

Islands aren’t all tropical birds and bright flora. In northern Wisconsin’s Lake Superior, the Apostle Islands are…

Sharks are virtually synonymous with carnivorousness, but the bonnethead shark, as new research suggests, is a true…

We typically think of large predatory animals like mountain lions as fearless beasts that’ll stop at nothing to…

A Maine farm owner believes that the only way to ensure a rare breed of pig survives is to get people interested in…

Meet Chilesaurus diegosuarezi, a newly described dinosaur discovered by a seven-year-old boy in Chile. The theropod…

Like hummingbirds, Australian rainbow lorikeets eat pollen and nectar. In fact, they have a specialized tongue that…

Humans have always had a complicated relationship with other predators. Grizzly bears, crocodiles, great white…

When a dead whale washes ashore, it's a meaty bounty for whatever carnivores happen to find it. Researchers were…

Ever wondered just where humans fall on the food chain? Wonder no more. Researchers have calculated our precise…

Not everybody can or wants to become a vegetarian. But for those of us who insist on eating meat, that doesn’t mean…

Say hello to the olinguito, the first carnivorous mammal to be discovered in the Western hemisphere in 35 years. And…

Call it the Sarlacc Pit of the Late Miocene: A recent study by Spanish paleontologists has shown how a nasty cave…

Last week's cupcake-filled sausages put a damper on our appreciation of all things meat. But our mood has been…

Meet Durrell's Vonistra, an aquatic, mongoose-like creature the size of a cat. This little beast lives in…